C. C. WILSON LUMBER COMPANY
Rainier
December 8, 1905: "C. C. Wilson has received a new planer of the largest size, which will be installed in his mill back of town." (The Columbia Register)
May 18, 1906: "The C. C. Wilson camp is a beehive of industry and their mill below town is kept busy sawing." (The Columbia Register)
September 18, 1908: “Rainier.---Years of hard work by C. C. Wilson, principal proprietor of the C. C. Wilson Lumber company, were lost last week when the sawmill of this company, 250,000 feet of lumber, five cars of lumber in the dry kiln, $5,000 worth of machinery put in this summer and other equipment were destroyed. Mr. Wilson's loss is $47,000. His insurance is $13,000, which will meet his outstanding debts, leaving him where he began to build up the big plant years ago.” (The Glendale News)